This position is posted to CASLL-L at the request of Dr. Rebecca
Carruthers Den Hoed from UBC:
*Assistant Professors, Writing Studies (tenure track) – School of
Journalism, Writing, and Media*
The School of Journalism, Writing, and Media in the Faculty of Arts at
the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, invites applications for
*two f**ull-time, tenure-track positions at the rank of Assistant
Professor*, with the possibility that an exceptional candidate be
appointed at the rank of Associate Professor, beginning *July 1, 2021*.
Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and
diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been
underrepresented or discouraged. JWAM is committed to research and
pedagogy that responds to and addresses historic inequities and
therefore welcomes applicants who would contribute to our ongoing
efforts to create an open and diverse community, one that fosters the
inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged in
the field of writing and discourse studies. We encourage applications
from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds
enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability,
political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status
as a First Nation, Métis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.
Applicants are required to have a Ph.D. in writing studies or a related
field, and will have a record of outstanding research, commensurate with
experience, in writing studies, with specializations in one or more of
the following areas:
•rhetorical genre studies
•genres in the public sphere, including counter-public genres
•ideologies of language
•anti-racist and decolonial writing pedagogies
•research methods for inquiring into current questions about public
debate, privacy, and publicity
•multimodal writing; digital and social media rhetoric
•knowledge-making, knowledge-translation, and knowledge-mobilization
The School of Journalism, Writing, and Media, an exciting expansion of
graduate and undergraduate programs known for their leadership in the
fields of journalism and writing studies, offers research and teaching
innovation in journalism and media, writing and communication, and
knowledge-making and mobilization. Contributing to the development of
scholarly and professional communication and media competencies across
and beyond UBC, the School creates unique opportunities for students to
succeed as practiced writers and media professionals in an era of
significant shifts in communication technology and culture.
UBC is undergoing significant changes in writing and communication
instruction. The School of Journalism, Writing, and Media will play a
lead role in envisioning and implementing these changes. Building on
existing initiatives, the successful candidates will work
collaboratively to develop and deliver new courses within the School and
new projects beyond it. The successful candidates will also take a
crucial role in shaping the School’s research on and approaches to
writing, media, and pedagogy.
The School currently offers two undergraduate courses (WRDS 150 and WRDS
350) that teach research writing to 5,000 students a year. We use
writing-in-the-disciplines, genre-based, and discourse analytic
approaches informed by current research in the field of rhetoric and
writing studies. The successful candidates will teach sections of WRDS
150 and WRDS 350 and new courses as they are developed. This teaching
will involve student supervision at the undergraduate level. The
successful candidates will also be expected to maintain an active
program of research and publication.
If hired at the rank of Associate Professor, the successful candidate
will also be expected to take on administrative duties in the School of
Journalism, Writing, and Media and play a lead role in the development
of the writing studies program.
Application materials must be submitted electronically as PDFs. Please
follow the instructions provided on the application
webpage:<https://asrw.arts.ubc.ca/working-with-us/apply><https://asrw.arts.ubc.ca/working-with-us/faculty-openings/>https://asrw.arts.ubc.ca/working-with-us/faculty-openings/.
<https://asrw.arts.ubc.ca/working-with-us/faculty-openings/> Review of
applications will begin on *November 16, 2020* and will continue until
the position is filled. Applicants should upload the following materials
as PDFs, in the order listed:
•a letter of application
•curriculum vitae
•3 statements in the following order: (1) a statement of research (500
words max), (2) a statement detailing the applicant’s teaching
philosophy (500 words max), and (3) a 500word (maximum)//statement about
the applicant’s experience working with a diverse student body, the
applicant’s contributions to creating/advancing a culture of equity and
inclusion, and how this experience might support the aim of our program
to include diverse voices, perspectives, and knowledges.
•a sample publication
•evidence of teaching effectiveness (e.g., teaching evaluations, sample
syllabi, peer reviews of teaching)
•the names and contact information for 3 academic references. We will
contact the referees of long-listed applicants for confidential
reference letters.
Enquiries can be addressed to Dr. Laurie McNeill, Chair of the Search
Committee, c/o Andrew Fong, at [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>_.
Given uncertainty caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic, applicants
must be prepared to conduct interviews remotely if circumstances
require. A successful applicant may be asked to consider an offer with a
deadline without having been able to make an in-person visit to campus
should travel or other restrictions apply.
UBC-Vancouver’s Point Grey Campus is located on the traditional,
ancestral and unceded territories of the Musqueam people, with whom UBC
shares a framework Memorandum of Affiliation. For information relating
to Indigenous initiatives that are available at UBC, visit the UBC
Vancouver Indigenous portal at: *https://indigenous.ubc.ca/*
This position is subject to final budgetary approval. Salary will be
commensurate with qualifications and experience.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and
permanent residents will be given priority.
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